Mina Spitz

Prepare notifications and legal briefs on administrative proceedings before the Brazilian PTO; perform trademark clearance searches; draft and review agreements regarding trademarks, copyrights and domain names; assist clients with trademarks and copyrights infringement investigations; draft and respond to demand and warning letters concerning adoption and usage of trademarks and other intellectual property issues; prepare legal opinions and case analysis in Portuguese and English.

Corporate Legal - Trademarks Department Drafted coexistence agreements and demand letters; responded office actions; reviewed trademark clearance searches; strategic analysis of trademark cases; followed up trademark registrations and applications; and reviewed list of goods and services.

Taught the course "International Economic Law", for the International Executive Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

Reviewed and provided legal advice on Intellectual Property matters; reviewed and drafted contracts, agreements and internal documents, including franchise, license, confidentiality and employment agreements, business plans, operations manuals and staff guidelines; and liaised with outside counsel in trademark prosecution domestically and overseas.

Performed comprehensive analysis and assessment of trade data in the textiles and apparel segment.

Wrote legal opinions during the discovery phase of administrative proceedings related to competition law.

Trademark Law; Copyright Law; Entertainment Law; Communications Law

WIPO and International Intellectual Property Law; Legal Problems in International Contracts; The Illicit in International Commercial Law; Conflicts of Jurisdiction and Arbitration in International Economic Disputes; European Antitrust; International Private Law; International Trade Law; Economics